Two of the world’s largest retailers, Walmart $WMT and Amazon $AMZN, are reportedly evaluating the issuance of their own U.S. dollar-backed stablecoins, according to sources cited by The Wall Street Journal. While neither company has officially confirmed development efforts, the move underscores growing institutional interest in blockchain-native payment instruments as the U.S. regulatory environment for digital assets shows signs of maturing.

Pudgy Penguins $PENGUUSD, a growing name in the NFT sector, has formed a commercial alliance with Lufthansa Group and its long-established Miles & More rewards program. The partnership enables customers to collect travel miles through purchases on the Pudgy Shop, either in fiat currency or using PENGU tokens. These earned miles can later be exchanged for flight discounts, travel-related perks, or other partner benefits within the Lufthansa $DLAKF network.

Binance $BNBUSD, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume , has announced a new trading competition centered around SynFutures, offering exclusive rewards in F tokens. The contest, hosted via Binance Alpha and the platform’s custodial-free Binance Wallet, will run from June 15, 2025, at 08:00 UTC to June 29, 2025, at 08:00 UTC. This event represents a strategic push by Binance to increase user engagement in its decentralized infrastructure while promoting adoption of the SynFutures ecosystem through on-chain token incentives.